“I couldn’t go to school because of the war,” says Ola, a Syrian refugee who was married at 14 years. “We had to stay at home, the schools closed. I studied only until 6th grade.” The Syrian war has created a vortex of conditions, such as displacement and poverty as well as fears about the… Continue reading Sep 2020. Syria’s Refugee Child Brides Part 2
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Sep 2020. Syria’s Refugee Child Brides Part 1
Child marriage among Syrian refugee children is on the rise. Two girls tell us about their lives as wives and mothers. Each year, childhood ends for an estimated 15 million girls around the world who marry before the age of 18, according to the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW). South Asia has the… Continue reading Sep 2020. Syria’s Refugee Child Brides Part 1
Oct 2016. Poppy Delevingne on Child Brides
October 2016. A New Report by the Save the Children Charity has Found that One Girl Under the Age of 15 is Married Every 7 Seconds! They say Girls as Young as 10 are Forced to Marry Much Older Men in Countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Ethiopia. The Definition of Child Abuse is What?… Continue reading Oct 2016. Poppy Delevingne on Child Brides